Abstract:
An organic light emitting device having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is provided. In one aspect, the organic layer comprises a compound having at least one zwitterionic carbon donor ligand. In another aspect, the organic layer comprises a carbene compound, including the following: In another aspect, the organic layer comprises a carbene compound, including: In another aspect, the organic layer comprises a carbene compound that includes a triazole ring and has the structure: In another aspect, the organic layer comprises a carbene compound that includes a tetrazole ring and has the structure:
Abstract:
An organic light emitting device is provided. The device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer includes material having the structure: M is a metal having an atomic weight greater than 40, m is at least 1, n is at least zero, R″ is H or any substituent, X is an ancillary ligand, and A is selected from the group consisting of aryl and heteroaryl rings, and B is an aryl ring. A material including the photoactive ligand of the above material is also provided.
Abstract:
Compounds comprising a metal complex having novel ligands are provided. In particular, the compound is an iridium complex comprising novel aza DBX ligands. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly as emitting dopants, providing improved efficiency, low operating voltage, and long lifetime.
Abstract:
Novel phosphorescent metal complexes containing 2-phenylquinoline ligands with at least two substituents on the quinoline ring are provided. The disclosed compounds have low sublimation temperatures that allow for ease of purification and fabrication into a variety of OLED devices.
Abstract:
Novel heterocyclic materials are disclosed. The materials contain a fused tetracyclic structure that can improve the properties of OLED devices when the novel heterocyclic materials are incorporated into such devices.
Abstract:
Novel phosphorescent tetradentate platinum (II) compounds comprising a twisted aryl group are provided. Also provided are novel phosphorescent tetradentate platinum (II) compounds comprising an imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine moiety. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices to provide improved device efficiency, line shape and lifetime.
Abstract:
Novel heteroleptic iridium carbene complexes are provided, which contain phenyl imidazole moieties. In particular, ligands containing 2,4,6-trisubstituted N-phenyl imidazole fragments have highly desirable properties that make them suitable materials for use in OLED devices.
Abstract:
Organometallic compounds comprising a germanium-containing substituent are provided. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices to provide improved device efficiency, line shape and lifetime. In particular, the compounds comprise a phenylquinoline or phenylisoquinoline ligand having a germanium-containing substituent on the quinoline or isoquinoline portion of the ligand. These compounds may be advantageously used as red emitters in the emissive layer of organic light emitting devices.
Abstract:
Novel phosphorescent heteroleptic iridium complexes with substituted phenylquinoline ligands are provided. The alkyl substitution on the phenylquinoline ligands together with larger alkly substituents on the acetylacetone-derived ligands produces complexes with improved properties that are useful when incorporated into OLED devices.